FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LADARVISION 4000

MDR report key: 800277 · Received December 22, 2006

Report

Report Number
1061857-2006-00229
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 2006
Date of Event
November 27, 2006
Report Date
November 27, 2006
Manufacturer
ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. ALCON - ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CTR
Product Code
LZS
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SURGERY DATABASE PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION WAS CONDUCTED ON THIS SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE LASER PERFORMANCE FACTORS ANALYZED WERE OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATION. DETERMINATION OF ROOT CAUSE. ASSESSMENT: THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE SYSTEM PERFORMED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS DURING THIS PATIENT'S SURGERY. NON-PRODUCT FACTORS INCLUDING PATIENT RESPONSE TO THE LASER ABLATION, PATIENT HEALING CHARACTERISTICS AND PREOPERATIVE PATIENT SELECTION COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS THE SURGEON DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION. CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF PRODUCT AND NON-PRODUCT FACTORS, THE DEVICE WAS NOT FOUND TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE REPORTED OVERCORRECTION. HOWEVER, THE NON-PRODUCT RELATED FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AND MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTORS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SYSTEMS OPERATOR REPORTS 5 PATIENT'S WITH OVERCORRECTIONS FOLLOWING LASIK SURGERY. THE SURGEON DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION, SO THE AMOUNT OF THE OVERCORRECTIONS IS NOT KNOWN. THIS PATIENT IS BEING REPORTED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S REPORT #1061857-2006-00229. THE OTHER 4 PATIENT'S ARE BEING REPORTED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S REPORT #: 1061857-2006-00227, 1061857-2006-00228, 1061857-2006-00230, 1061857-2006-00231.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LADARVISION 4000 OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM LZS ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. ALCON - ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CTR NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Other